Google shut its mainland Chinese-language portal and began rerouting searches to its Hong Kong site, unleashing Beijing's ire and prompting worry over its prospects in China. China lost little time in warning Google that its spurning of self-censorship had angered the one-party government, wary of ceding control over China's 384 million Internet users. Google's decision

Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new model of its DS handheld game gear that allows users to play three-dimensional (3D) games without using special glasses. The Japanese firm said the new portable player will be able to play titles created for previous DS models and will be launched in the financial year starting

National Bank, Greece's largest lender, said it completed a 1.5 billion euro issue of covered bonds as part of a 10 billion euro plan approved Nov. 2008. The bonds covered by mortgage loans, have a duration of eight years and pay a floating rate based on the benchmark ECB rate plus a spread of 190

Primetel Plc (PTL) announced that the Ministry of Finance and the Government’s IT Services Department have decided to award the Company with a contract for the provision of broadband services (Ethernet L3 VPN) of Government’s data network infrastructure.

Over 200 companies so far have asked to be included in the bicmmunal Directory of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Businesses, the compilation of which has been undertaken by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce. According to a press release issued by the CCCI, the project

Members of the Cyprus government have voluntarily accepted the reduction of their earnings by 10%, as a gesture aiming to boost the economy of the island, by trimming state spending. The decision was announced here on Monday by Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, who gave a press conference on the two years of administration. Christofias said

Asian shares rose on Tuesday and edged back towards a two-month peak hit last week, supported by investor expectations of an ongoing recovery in the world economy, and as tech stocks drew support from gains in U.S. peers. The euro held its ground on Tuesday after rebounding from a three-week low against the dollar, helped

Britain's top share index shed 0.9 percent by midday Monday as commodities and banks were weighed by fears that recent monetary tightening moves seen in China and India could stifle the fragile economic recovery. By 1130 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 47.98 points at 5,602.14, having closed at its highest level since June 25